diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/Application.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/Application.kt
index 4dacc5d..19b1976 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/Application.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/Application.kt
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ val logger = KotlinLogging.logger("nelle.observer API")
 fun main(args: Array<String>): Unit = EngineMain.main(args)
 
 fun Application.module() {
-    install(RateLimit) {
-        register {
-            rateLimiter(limit = 10, refillPeriod = 2.minutes)
-        }
     }
     install(ContentNegotiation)
     install(CORS) {